STUDY ON ADOLESCENT‘S RELATION WITH PARENT AND ITS CORRELATION WITH IDENTITY IN THE DOMAIN OF WORK
By
Sutji Martiningsih Wibowo FAKULTAS PSIKOLOGI UNIVERSITAS PADJADJARAN
BANDUNG - INDONESIA Email - sutji wibowo@yahoo.co.id
POSTER SESSION- ISSBD BEIJING
ABSTRACT
In this study we wanted to know about how if a western origin effect model of parent adolescent relationship toward identity in the domain of work applied in a sample of University Padjadjaran’s student aged 18-22. There were 2 effect models of parent-adolescent relationships that significantly fit with Bandung’s data, but only one effect model of father-adolescent relationship that had significant influence toward identity in the domain of work.
INTRODUCTION
The amount of jobless people that was always rising since the monetary crisis of
1998 in Indonesia as a collectivistic society , motivate 2 investigations that is, (1)
to find other dimensions beside exploration and commitment that support identity
achievement in the domain of work in a collectivistic society,and (2) how is the
effect of parent-adolescent relationship in the family toward identity achievement
especially in the domain of work. Conceptual base of this research about
parents-adolescent’s relation was proposed by Grotevant-Cooper (1986, 1998) while
conceptual base about identity was adapted from Marcia (1993).The first research
revealed a result that,self evaluation dimension need to be added as new
dimention to support identity achievement.This report want to present the second
research that is,how parent-adolescent relation in the family influence identity
achievement especially in the domain of work.
Parent-adolescence relationship refers to how Individuality and Connectedness
was expressed during parent communicate with their adolescent in the family.
Individuality refers to processes that effect the distinctiveness of self. Specifically, Individuality is comprised of 2 dimension:that is, Self assertion
displaying one’s own point of view and taking responsibility for communicating it
Connectedness involves processes that link the self to other. While identity in the domain of work refers to, how the individual perceive “who am I” and how he or
she perceive his or her position in the domain of work. Status identity depend on
exploration and commitment.
1. exploration refers to a period of struggling or active questioning in arriving
at decision about goals, values and beliefs in late adolescence, exploration
is both cognitive and behavioral.
2. Commitment involves making a relatively firm choice about identity
element and engaging in significant activity directed toward
implementation of that choice.
3. in addition to concept exploration and commitment, researcher find a new
dimension that is self evaluation (Sutji 2003) as a dimension for achieving
identity . Self Evaluation is “an action(evaluation) that must be done”
Effect model of parent-adolescent relation toward identity in the domain of
work, fit for Bnadung’s sample.
METHOD
Data collected from 329 student of University Padjadjaran, aged 18-22,
who lived with both of their parents in Bandung and Jatinagor area. Measured by
Parent Adolescent Relations Questionair adapted from Grotevant and Cooper
(1985, 1986) that consist of individuality and connectedness, and Identity
Achievement Questionair in the Domain of Work, adapted from Marcia,
commitment. SEM (Structural Equation Model) was used for analysing the data
RESULT
Chi-square = 14.18, df = 9, p-value = 0.11596; RMSEA = 0.042 GFI = 0.99
RESULT
Figure 2
Chi-square = 3.98, df = 4, p-value = 0.40831; RMSEA = 0.000 GFI = 1
RESULT
Figure 3
Chi-square = 6.38, df = 2, p-value = 0.04107; RMSEA = 0.082 GFI = 0.99
Goodness of Fit the model is significant
Explor
Moth-Adol -
Indv
Moth-Adol
Relation
Identity
Commit
Self-Eval
Fath-Adol
-Indv
0.76
0.36
0.50
0.49
0.71
0.80
0.68
0.25
0.54
DISCUSSION
1. Effect model of parent-adolescent relation toward identity in the domain of
work that fit with sampel of Bandung was effect model father –adolescent
relation toward identity. (ß = 0.32)
2. These effect contributed from individuality dimension in the
father-adolescent realtion (λX1 = 0.87). This was in accordance with USA’s data
(Grotevant-Cooper, 1986). It means that, giving adolescent opportunity to
express or to express one’s own point of view and taking responsibility for
communicating it clealy, in father adolescent relation will influence the
achievement of identity in the domain of work. But, different from data
obtained in USA, Bandung’s data showed that beside individuality
dimension the influence on identity also contributed by connectedness dimension (λX2 = 0.68).
3. Identity in the domain of work was marked by high Commitment (λY2 =
0.80). Self evaluation (λY3 = 0.71) and Exploration (λY1 = 0.40)
4. In Bandung’s case, self evaluation became important dimension to identity
in the domain of work.
5. the 2 uninfluenced model of parent-adolescent relation, both showed that
connectedness always contribute toward the relationship {λX2 moth = 0.75,
CONCLUSION
- In order to achieve identity in the domain of work, father-adolescent
relation must be concidered as an important attitude.
- In Bandung’s case, self evaluation was an important dimension to be concidered as a factor for achieving identity.
- Different from Western data of identity achievement, which showed that high score in individuality dimension (X1) was a compulsory (Grotevant,
1986), the Bandung’s case showed that achieving identity beside
individuality dimension, adolescent always concidering other’s
perspectives and coordinating it into their own. It means that the concept
of identity in Bandung’s case was in accordance with the concept of self,
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